- Date
- August 4, 1986, 18:00 local (Aug 5, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N757QRCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860804037479A
- Case key
- 25227
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Analysis
A Cessna 152 overran rwy 36 and nosed over on the overrun area. The student plt indicated that he attempted the takeoff from mid-field on rwy 36 without taking into account the density alt. He also stated that he attempted to abort the takeoff after reaching 40 to 45 KTS, but was unable to stop the acft before it overran the rwy. The acft nose gear collapsed when it collided with a dirt bank and then the acft came to rest in a nose down attitude. The student plt then stated, 'the plane stopped moving, but a strong tailwind picked up the tail, nosing over the plane, which caused much of the damage.' A FAA accident prevention counselor located at the airport stated the student plt attempted to takeoff downwind on rwy 36 from mid-field. The winds were estimated to be from the s-sw at 20 KTS and the temperature approximately 90 deg. Rwy 36 is 6,059 ft. the computed density alt is aprx 5,500 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757QR
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279924
- Airframe hours
- 4,105
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Four Winds Aviation
- Registered owner
- Phillip Milazzo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 11, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
- Destination
- DAG · Dagget, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- APV · Apple Valley, runway 36, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.